Governor

Silly Season Won’t Last, So Find Out Candidate Stances on Key K-12 Issues 0
- October 22, 2014
Oh, it’s the silliest, silliest season of the year. How do I know? My grandpa muttering under his breath when one more irritating political ad interrupts his otherwise enjoyable viewing of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. And the other night my mom crumpling up the latest campaign attack flier that came in our mailbox and […]
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How Long Will Hick Equivocate on Energy Policy?0
- January 4, 2011
On energy policy, Governor-elect John Hickenlooper is perhaps the most masterful politician I’ve ever encountered. Coal, climate change, costs…these matters engender passions. They get people riled up. So it’s an awesome political trick that Hickenlooper has been elected mayor of this country’s finest city, and then governor of this country’s finest state, without revealing what
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Ritter's Phantom Carbon Tax 0
- November 1, 2010
by William Yeatman and Amy Oliver Cooke Ratepayers can’t see it on their bill, and they won’t hear about it from Governor Bill Ritter. But a central component of his New Energy Economy is a big, hidden energy tax that makes customers pay for the controversial theory of global warming. In order to make Ritter’s
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“Race to the Top” Consensus Approach Disappoints: Who Really Wins?0
- January 20, 2010
Yesterday the state of Colorado turned in its Race to the Top grant funding application to the U.S. Department of Education. Missing the opportunity to do something bold, Colorado instead opted for “consensus” and “collaboration” — as reported by Jeremy Meyer in the Denver Post. Some of my older friends in the Education Policy Center […]
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Georgia Performance Pay Proposal: Duke Boys Not in Trouble with Law?0
- January 19, 2010
Education Week blogger Stephen Sawchuk reports that Georgia may be taking a bold step in reforming teacher compensation:

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced plans to support legislation that would overhaul the statewide teacher-salary schedule and allow teachers to opt into one that determines pay partly on performance-based measures.
States have tried to do statewide performance-pay before, […]
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Maybe Cary Kennedy Can Have It Both Ways; I Don’t Want to Be a Politician 0
- December 7, 2009
State Treasurer Cary Kennedy seems like a nice lady, and I think it must be hard being a politician in such an office — especially during the tough budget times faced by state government and the difficult decisions that requires. But does the current budget reality mean Treasurer Kennedy can have it both ways?
As the […]
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